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In The Company Of Serpents ‘Lux’
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Review: In The Company Of Serpents ‘Lux’

14th May 202017th June 2020 Lee Beamish Doom, In the Company Of Serpents, Independent, Lux, Sludge

Lux, by In The Company Of Serpents isn’t your standard sludgy, doom ladened, stoner fayre, it’s so much more than

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Holden ‘Ursa Minor’
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Review: Holden ‘Ursa Minor’

7th May 20205th June 2020 Rob Bryant Holden, Post-Metal, Sludge, Ursa Minor

Language profoundly influences our perceptions. Fellow Antipodeans please note: Holden the band are not named after our beloved blue-collar chariot.

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Keverra 'Keverra'
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Review: Keverra ‘Keverra’

1st May 202022nd May 2020 Reza Mills Keverra, Noise-Rock, Seeing Red Records, Sludge

Keverra are a Los Angeles-based trio that formed in 2018 and consist of Mateo Pinkerton (ex – 16) on drums,

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Resent 'Crosshairs'
Album & EP Reviews R 

Review: Resent ‘Crosshairs’

30th April 202022nd May 2020 Matt Alexander Crosshairs, Doom, Dry Cough Records, Nerve Altar, Resent, Rope Or Guillotine, Sludge

Right before I get to the review for this record you’ll need to grab a few things. You’ll need some

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Spider Kitten ‘Acidgoatweedwitchbongspacewizardwhore’
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Review: Spider Kitten ‘Acidgoatweedwitchbongspacewizardwhore’

27th April 202022nd May 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Acidgoatweedwitchbongspacewizardwhore, Punk, Self Released, Sludge, Spider Kitten

It’s no secret that I am a big fan of enigmatic Welsh musical anomaly Spider Kitten. I’ve reviewed them several

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Demonic Death Judge 'The Trail'
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Review: Demonic Death Judge ‘The Trail’

27th April 202022nd May 2020 Sandy Williamson Demonic Death Judge, Psych, Sludge, Suicide Records, The Trail

The beautiful artwork adorning the new record from Finland’s Demonic Death Judge gives you a little taste of the mountainous

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Hand Of Omega ‘Left Hand Wrath‘
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Review: Hand Of Omega ‘Left Hand Wrath’

13th April 20201st May 2020 Sandy Williamson Doom, Hand Of Omega, Left Hand Wrath, Self Released, Sludge

Left Hand Wrath is the debut demo from Stoke-on-Trent’s Hand Of Omega and this sludge doom quartet are looking like

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Beggar ‘Compelled To Repeat’
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Review: Beggar ‘Compelled To Repeat’

31st March 20201st May 2020 Sandy Williamson APF Records, Beggar, Compelled To Repeat, Sludge

The debut full length from London’s Beggar has been a long time coming, and those of us who have barely

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Voidlurker 'Industrial Nightmare'
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Review: Voidlurker ‘Industrial Nightmare’

9th March 20209th April 2020 Sandy Williamson APF Records, Doom, Industrial Nightmare, Sludge, Voidlurker

Voidlurker call Birmingham, England home, and the grinding industrial weight of the city’s bleak history weighs heavily on Industrial Nightmare.

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Rosy Finch ‘Scarlet’
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Review: Rosy Finch ‘Scarlet’

6th March 20209th April 2020 Liam Blanc Discos Macarras Records, LaRubia Producciones, Lay Bare Recordings, Rosy Finch, Scarlet, Sludge, Spinda Records

Hopefully it’s not just me, but the name Rosy Finch had me imagining one of those singer-songwritery types who make

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Horseneck ‘Fever Dream’
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Review: Horseneck ‘Fever Dream’

14th February 202020th March 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Fever Dream, Hardcore, Horseneck, Noise-Rock, Self Released, Sludge

It sometimes does a band a disservice to talk about the other projects/bands that its members are involved in but,

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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